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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Families And Work Institue Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 133500642
NY · NTEE P400
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ellen Galinsky, Executive Director / CEO ($38,453) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 190 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Ellen Galinsky — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

190 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 190 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,968 total compensation of comparable organizations → $230,582 $38,453
$27,26210th
$43,50125th
$63,696Median
$85,63375th
$106,52890th
$38,453This org · 21st
p10$27,262
p25$43,501
p50$63,696
p75$85,633
p90$106,528
$38,453

Comparable organizations

Each figure is Form 990 Part VII columns D + F (reportable pay plus other compensation and benefits; column F may include amounts from related organizations), normalized to NY cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Infant Parent Center Inc CA$378,081 Director $150,000 $147,573 2023
About Families Inc CA$378,090 Exec Directo $16,560 $16,292 2023
Short Years Partnership IA$375,327 Executive Director $48,204 $60,135 2023
The Martha G Welch Center NY$375,000 Ex Officer Ceo $60,250 $60,250 2024
Dwell - Lycoming County PA$374,640 Executive Director $64,178 $70,826 2024
Faith Choice Ohio OH$380,657 Executive Director $90,000 $108,606 2023
Kids In Need Supportive Services NM$372,872 Director $52,000 $63,722 2023
Belong VA$371,203 Executive Di $97,648 $104,339 2024
Created With Purpose Of West Texas TX$371,110 Executive Di $24,000 $27,353 2023
Resources For Women Inc FL$383,925 Center Director $70,888 $73,696 2024
Nurturepa Inc PA$367,905 Board Member $9,000 $9,676 2025
Tobys Place Inc ID$387,994 Executive Director $70,500 $82,996 2024
Community Of Care ND$388,001 Executive Director $90,432 $109,825 2024
Hilltown Village MA$366,393 Development Director $26,588 $26,441 2024
Way Station NH$388,158 Client Care Coordinator $61,109 $62,444 2024
Ranch Of Hope CO$388,944 President $72,177 $76,590 2024
Pregnancy Resource Connection Inc CO$365,381 Executive Dir. $60,000 $63,669 2024
Foster Alumni Mentors CO$389,696 Executive Di $80,726 $85,662 2024
Adoption Solutions Of Arizona AZ$364,339 President $35,500 $38,899 2023
Northeast Missouri Caring MO$390,555 Director $41,200 $48,291 2024
Los Angeles Pregnancy Services Inc CA$362,937 Exec. Direct $78,709 $75,214 2024
Life Choices Pregnancy & Family Resource Center TN$393,471 Executive Director Since 10124 $11,500 $13,377 2024
Heart Of Grant County OR$360,618 Executive Director $70,000 $70,085 2025
Providence Family Life Center MI$394,992 Ceo $61,938 $70,749 2024
First Option Care Inc GA$358,509 Executive Dir. $49,488 $56,693 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

Comparable organizations were drawn from electronically filed IRS Form 990 returns and matched on sector (NTEE code), budget (a size-adaptive revenue band that tightens as the organization grows), and geography (same-state first, broadening only when too few peers qualify); every organization within the band forms the peer set. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to NY cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). The figure benchmarked is Form 990 Part VII, Section A, columns D + F — reportable pay plus other compensation, benefits, and deferred amounts (column F may include amounts from related organizations) — with the chief executive matched by role. Related-organization amounts (column E) and institutional trustees are excluded. Full methodology: peerbasis.org/methodology.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default21st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)25th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted19th

If the percentile moves materially across these definitions, the result is sensitive to methodology choices, and the board should weigh which basis best fits its facts.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

Compensation paid by a tax-exempt organization is presumed reasonable — shifting the burden to the IRS — when three requirements are met. This report supplies the comparability data for the second. The board should record the following in its minutes concurrently with its decision:

Draft board minutes — executive compensation

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Ellen Galinsky) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 190 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,453 is reasonable (approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). Every figure traces to an original public filing — click any organization above to verify it on ProPublica. PeerBasis is a service of Prismind Analytics; its methodology is published, was commissioned for independent adversarial review, and discloses its own limitations. This report is comparability data to support a board's good-faith determination under IRC 4958; it is not legal or tax advice. Generated by PeerBasis on June 9, 2026.